Clarinet - Play high notes more smoothly (for intermediate players) 

You be doing virtual music classes way before quarantine, thank you!!

I was struggling a bit earlier and this helped so much!

Amazing Michelle! Thank you for sharing!

This video is so informative thank you for posting this

Often biting is caused by a mismatch of reed strength to tip opening of the mouthpiece. Another cause may be taking too little mouthpiece into the mouth, again closing the reed to the tip. When I was an undergraduate studying with Joe Allard , who taught at Julliard, he solved my biting problem through the introduction of overtone exercises which I still use on clarinet, saxophone and flute. If the player bites excessively the partials will not speak. Of course, proper breath support and posture are absolutely necessary in producing a free tone in all registers. Thank you for your equipment suggestions and always interesting topics.

thank you so much, I am an adult returning clarinetist. Boy I wish I had not stopped playing when I had kids. Now I struggle to get back to some sort of decent sound and remembering theory

Hi! When I am tonguing notes, particularly high notes(high A and up), I hear my tongue hitting the reed. So much so that it takes away from the actual note bc I hear that tongue sound more than the note. Why does that happen? What can I do to change that sound? Please advise. Thank you.

So insightful.

Thanks for sharing your wisdom! :)

This would be super good for tuning the altissimo and getting the perfect octaves because you are basically playing the next partial in the harmonic series that is easy to imagine on the lower clarion note (though I guess that partial isn't actually sounding because it is a clarinet, but I still think it is useful for hearing the octaves!)

Hi this is very helpful could you do a video on the 3rd octave please I’m having trouble play that high and getting a clear tone 😊💕

Thank you so much!

This was uploaded on my 21st birthday last year 😀 And I was looking for a video on playing high notes smoothly since my clarinet always squeaks or the notes don't come out smoothly and pop.

This really helpful

Love that embouchure tester!

So interesting how you consistently look upwards before playing the altissimo notes! ;-)

Wonderful indeed, thank you very much. Best wishes from Prague. I play few musical instruments and so when seeing shortly, how to play the entire scale, I could practise by using my ears ... Can I see somewhere the entire scale one can play on clarinet ??? Thank you very very much, I'd appreciate it very very much 👍👍👍👍👍 Your lessons are wonderful ...

I heard one music educator describe the tendency to bite down as a primal urge that comes to us almost instinctually. We learn it as an infant trying to latch onto the mother during breastfeeding. I'll leave it at that; you get the idea. Thanks for the good clarinet advice, Michelle!

Why not use the TR XXX|OOX Eb altissimo Eb rather than the standard fingering? Otherwise when you try to eliminate the gap you will still have it due to the travel of the 3rd finger - or at least an unnecessary complication.

Yay thanks

Hi , Very good 💖💖👏👏👏😘

Not really sure where to look for info concerning this, so I’ll just put it out there for you fellow clarinetists. I am looking to double on flute. I play an intermediate level wooden clarinet. Do I need to start with a beginner flute or should I go for an intermediate? Is it all about building up lung power? I don’t want to play a beautiful sounding instrument and double on one that sounds like it’s made of tin foil 😂 Thanks.

I find it interesting that you don't mention voicing at all. Is there a reason for that? You do say that it's about using your air differently on different notes, but voicing is the main mechanics of that, yes?

My high notes came out instantly without so much squeaking or struggle, thanks so much God Bless you, repent of your sins and turn to him because he is the Father of all things pure and Good and he Loves you, also Jesus is coming back Soon, judgement day, All Love to everyone!❤❤❤

What mouthpiece model are you using? Sounds great.

The fact that I started on bass clarinet and I’m shifting to soprano for marching band, and I have more trouble with high notes on soprano than bass 😂 and I have easier time with low notes on soprano than bass 😂

I am having trouble going from A sharp to B at a fast speed

I get this kind of airy or kind of quick squeak noise before a play certain notes, is there any way I could fix this?

You are so beautiful 😆